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Newspaper
The State Line Herald
Location
North Lemmon, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
2
A garbled Washington summary notes Treasury and appropriation details, including four year term hints and personal and military obituaries. It lists Brig Gen Henry Jackson and others, mentions bankruptcy actions in New York, and references Chicago business figures amid a jumble of names and events.
A string of disasters reports fires in St Tonle and Kibesten causing deaths and property loss. Explosions at Mason City threshing engine site fatally injure Theodore Mantes and George J. Fister. Multiple train wrecks near Amarillo and Little Rock kill and injure crews and passengers. Two children drown near Hoston suburbs. a spearfish girl Pattie Lincoln is missing.
A scrambled report notes a proposed British bill to ban hop substitutes in the manufacture of lorr and mentions the Nobel prizes awarded to Arneldson of Sweden and Ilger of Denmark. It also cites Berlin Cologne contests, a German US education exchange plea, and economic figures from London November trade data.
An assorted, error-laden Cleveland era dispatch reports varied crimes, legal actions, and public notes. It notes a St Louis manager shooting himself, a Madison man held up in Iowa, and a wealthy Hubbell merchant attacked. It mentions executions, a federal prison sentence, raids on a Mexican plant, and multiple court verdicts. It also covers political and societal items including land office proposals in South Dakota, a Wright brothers medal, and a royal cable message from the Abruzzi reflecting a broad array of incidents and official notes.
A man proclaiming to be John the Baptist, Oscar S. Pomeroy, ran through Edgewater's main street firing a revolver and taking hostages before being wounded by a pursuing posse. He was captured and admitted to a state asylum after minor injuries. Police and citizens scattered crowds as fear and chaos interrupted daily life for about an hour.
The river and harbors congress adjourned after adopting resolutions, the key one calling for a 500 million bond issue to finance waterway improvements. Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana was re elected president and J F Ellison of Cincinnati re elected secretary treasurer. The group urged authorizing completion of existing projects and new comprehensive waterways programs, with a commission to study waterways at home and abroad.
William Crandall walked into a Chicago police station claiming conversion on his way to a Cedar Rapids forgery, turning over two revolvers to a charity worker. Police notify Cedar Rapids authorities as the case unfolds.
United States Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota grew worse in Minneapolis after a relapse of an old ear trouble. He was taken to Asbury Hospital for medical care as his condition deteriorated yesterday.
In Los Angeles on December 13 Ad Wolgant of Milwaukee defeated featherweight champion Abe Artell before the Pacific Athletic Club. The ten round bout ended with no official decision allowed under the law.
New York December 13 Katherine Clemmons Gould was denied in the appellate division of the supreme court yesterday a trial by jury in her action for divorce from Howard Gould.
William Pollard, 22, grocer’s driver, confessed to forging the “Kidelite of the Waite Death” letters sent to Chicago prominent citizens. He created the Knights of the White Death inspired by Conan Doyle stories and Sherlock Holmes, staging coded skulls and bones to test the police response and money drops. Pollard was arrested in Evanston and held for further investigation.
New York December 13 Judgment frees John R. Hegeman president of Metropolitan Fire Insurance in a decision that could quash all indictments against insurance officials. District Attorney Jerome expects to take the case to the Court of Appeals. The perjury charge involved verification of a report by Metropolitan Life Insurance to New York State Insurance Superintendent in January 1906. The appellate division sustained habeas corpus, dismissing Hegeman from custody, finding the evidence insufficient for willful perjury.
An anti Austrian demonstration erupted during a Moscow opera performance last night. A Hungarian officer was hissed and cries of Down With Austria were heard in the audience. Several arrests were made including two women later identified as Czechs.
Anna Willard of Chicago was chosen vice president of the bartenders association at a convention in Alton attended by about fifty delegates and their wives. Other delegates included Miss Elizabeth Maloney of Chicago and Miss Murl Kelly of East St. Louis.
Lord Northcote the retiring governor general of Australia lauded the American battleship fleet and its officers and men at a luncheon in the Lawyers' Club yesterday.
In Marshalltown Iowa Dee 1 1919 Miburn Ellison, seventy, died after being struck by a North Western passenger train while attempting to cross in front of it. He was survived by his aged wife.
Two members of the family of George Van Horn of Mendenhall Chester County are dead and three others are ill from ptomaine poisoning traced to sausage bought at a local grocery store.
In St. Petersburg the Imperial theater opened with The Leader a drama about Count Witte. The piece, authored by Prince Zymbatoff, premiered last night reflecting the early life of the statesman.
Dec 13 Patton a small town in Green county suffered a 60,000 fire at night. Flames started in a millinery store from a defective flue. Ten business blocks were totally destroyed.
Brussels dispatch reports a collision yesterday at Tourtarix station between a workmen's train and a freight train. Seventeen dead and more than a score injured are known to be the toll, with several workers unaccounted for amid wreckage.
Reported explosion on the Panama Canal project site at Obispo caused extensive devastation. Fourteen dead, dozens injured, with a train carrying workers narrowly escaping. Rescue and recovery efforts continued through the night as investigators pursue responsibility.
Minneapolis December 15 Senator H C Hansbrough of Devils Lake North Dakota lies weak after surgery at Asbury hospital in Minneapolis physicians report no immediate cause for alarm though fever remains high and strength slow to return. He had a fairly comfortable day yesterday and tonight rests quietly.
Reporter questions Archbishop Ireland about becoming a cardinal during brief Paris stay. The archbishop dodges specifics, smiling and saying he will reveal his views on return, amid casual play of rumors about papal red hat.
Pittsburg December 15. The American Steel and Wire company ordered immediate outfitting of two blast furnaces and six open hearth furnaces at Donora plant. The move, after a year of preparation, will employ about 1,500 workers.
Four children of farmer W J Schartto perished in a house fire yesterday morning as parents watched unable to help. The blaze occurred about a mile from Ottawa, Ontario.
In Meveland on December 1 an Italian laborer shot and killed John Clifton, an excavation contractor, after an argument over $2.25 at Wagen Frankstons. Police say Rows escaped.
United States battleship Connecticut leads a fleet entering Colombo on the southwest coast. Rear Admiral Sperry sails aboard as crews crowd the docks. The voyage from Singapore was uneventful with favorable seas and a grand reception planned, including official events and extensive entertainment for officers.
Belgrade dispatch reports King Mev IV weighs abdication as a fog of uncertainty grips the crown. Authorities fear a stroke has left him weakened and unfit, with advisers divided over delaying actions that could spark conflict with Austria.
Fragmentary notice states Bonaparte will honor a Taft cabinet member. The text is garbled but implies positive action by early March and mentions legal or political inquiry. No clear names, dates, or places are recoverable from the readable phrases.
Rainy day quotations from St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth show wheats trading around 1.10 per bushel for No 1 hard and No 2 Northern at various mills, with oats and corn at modest shifts. Livestock prices in Chicago Milwaukee and Sioux City reflect cattle and hog values, while Sioux City lists grass steers and yearlings amid steady demand. St Paul reports bulk hogs and stock steer activity with moderate gains.
Two Harbors Minnesota on December 1 hibit this week announces lectures on the health department campaign against the tuberculosis menace. Dr Budd secures lecturers for December 17 18 and 19 with Saturday designated as Mothers Day featuring Mrs J M Hickox in charge.
Edward, recovering in Siignton, England, will return to London to resume his engagements today, as reports confirm the monarch’s health improving after several days of illness.
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